How We Work
How our coaching works, in three steps, start to finish.
First a 20 to 30 minute Founders Call. Then Discovery: three to six months inside the business, and a written plan. Then Alignment: we meet each month and keep at it with you.
Step One
The Founders Call:20 to 30 minutesto see if we fit.
The Founders Call · 20–30 minutes
What happens on the call
We talk for 20 to 30 minutes. You tell us what is going on in the business and what is bugging you. We ask a few questions. Then we say whether we think we can help, and how. If we are not the right people, we say that too.
More about the Founders CallStep Two
Three to six monthsinside the businessto see how it really runs.
A short call cannot tell you much. This is the long look: the money, the crews, the jobs, the systems. At the end you get a plan for what to fix and in what order.
Soup to nuts
We go through the whole business, not one corner of it. We sit in on how work gets sold and how it gets done. We read the books. We talk to your people. It takes three to six months because doing it faster means guessing.
What We Look At
What does Discovery look at?
The money
Where cash comes in, where it goes, and what is left at the end.
The crews
Who you have, who is good, and who is stretched too thin.
How work gets sold
Where jobs come from, what you say yes to, and what you charge.
How work gets done
What happens from the first call to the last truck home.
The tools
What you pay for, what you use, and what nobody has opened in a year.
What runs through you
The calls only you take, and the choices only you make.
What You Get
What do you get at the end?
A written plan. It says what is working, what is not, and what to do about it in what order. It is in plain words. You own it, and you can hand it to anyone you like.
What It Costs
How much does Discovery cost?
It depends on the size of your business and what it needs. We set the price after the Founders Call. You see the number before you commit to anything.
Step Three
The partthat does not end
A plan on a shelf does nothing. This is the standing work: we meet, we measure what moved, and we pick what comes next. Month after month.
How it works
We meet on a set day each month. We look at the numbers. We check what moved since last time and what did not. Then we pick the next thing to work on. Between meetings you can call us.
Two ways to run it
Your people do it
You put your own people on the work. We coach them and check in on how it is going.
We do it
Your plate is full. We take the work on and bring it back done.
What We Work On
What do we work on each month?
Goals, and proof you hit them
Set the handful of numbers that matter. Then watch them every month. Some people call these KPIs.
What the other guys are doing
We look at who you are up against. What they do well is worth copying. What they do badly is worth knowing.
What you are known for
How well people know your name next to theirs, and what they think of when they hear it.
Numbers you can read
A dashboard built for your business, not a stack of reports. You see what moves the needle.
How you win work
What happens between a lead calling and a job on the board.
Right person, right seat
How the office works together, and whether people are in the right seats.
Where you are headed
Your own plan. What you want the business to be, and how you get out when it is time.
Questions
Questions owners ask.
- How much does it cost to hire a business consultant?
- It depends on the size of the business and what it needs. We set the price for Discovery after the Founders Call. You see the number before you commit.
- Why does it take three to six months?
- Because a business does not show you everything in a week. We want to see a slow month and a busy one. Doing it faster means guessing.
- What do I get at the end of it?
- A written plan. It says what is working, what is not, and what to do first. It is in plain words, and you own it.
- Do I have to keep working with you after that?
- No. Plenty of owners take the plan and run with it. If you want us to stay on, we can talk about that then.
- How much does ongoing business coaching cost?
- It depends on how much you want from us. We price it after Discovery, once we know the work. You get the number before you sign.
- How long does it last?
- As long as it is useful. There is no set term and no end date. If we stop earning the spot, we would rather you say so.
- Do I have to do Discovery first?
- Most of the time, yes. We do not know your business well enough without it, and the work goes better when we both know where to aim.
- How often do we meet?
- Once a month on a set day. We hold the slot so it does not slide. You can reach us between meetings too.
Talk to a consultant
Start with the Founders Call
Every step starts here. Book The Founders Call. It takes 20 to 30 minutes.